Kim Sun Young

Im a busy busy mom of three c a full time professional career. One day I washed up into Kimsunyoung after months of neglecting my hair. Thankfully, Jeannie took care of me. I have finally found someone who I can trust., my go to stylist. Jeanie is wonderful! She made recommendations and even steered me away from some of the more expensive treatments given the damage to my hair. It looks great. Thank you, Jeannie!

Figured it was about time I wrote a review. I used to go around to different salons, trying to a hair person I liked enough to continue returning to. I’ve been coming here for the past year to get my hair done by Jeannie. She’s great, really friendly, she really listens to what I want and how I want my hair and is always conscious of making sure my hair doesn’t get fried.

Lol… Not sure what is above my head right now. First 15min visit ruined my 15days from now lolllllllllll me and my friend laughed the whole time while driving back home. I guess its hat season for me.

Would avoid going. Heed caution.
Paying $ 20 for a haircut you don’t want is just plain stupid.
I specifically told the lady how I wanted my haircut, and she seemed to understand fully what I wanted. I trusted that she understood and let her do her thing. She either forgot what I said, or didn’t understand my instructions. I was utterly disappointed and will not be coming back to this establishment.
I don’t usually give such horrible reviews, but I truly believe people should not be mislead.

Jeannie is amazing. I have had several bad straight perms in a row and was told it was my hair’s fault. Jeannie is the first person who spent time on my hair and got it right. My hair is so silky and straight now. She is friendly, focused and cuts hair like nobody’s business! I also had a terrible cut recently and Jeannie was able to «blend» the layers. I cannot recommend her highly enough. I decided on this salon based on Ray Ha’s reviews and he is no longer there (they are from 2013). The prices are great too – which is just a bonus!

For all Asian males that like to keep current on the latest styles, Jeannie can deliver.
Truth is, most westerners don’t have a clue as to what they’re doing with Asian hair and despite their best intentions, we are left as butchered fashion victims.
I’ve been around Norcal and Socal and even some Asian hair salons can’t capture the technique as they’ve been taught western cutting techniques.
I feel real confident about this place.
Highly recommend Jeannie.

I have had several digital perms in my lifetime, and I’ve always had great results. However, my most recent perm at Kim Sun Young-​La Crescenta FRIED MY HAIR. It looked terrible, and I’ve been spending a ton on conditioners trying to get my hair to look somewhat soft again.
They had me leave the salon with my hair still wet, and while wet, it looked fine. However, when it dried, I was shocked at the level of damage. Perhaps my hair was already dry, but if they noticed that, then they should have advised me not to get a perm.
I will never go back.

this place is the best place ever. Its all thanks to Susie han who is the best stylist ever. She cuts my hair all the time and I have never been disappointed. When you go to this place look for Susie han I promise she won’t disappoint.

I have seen stylist Ray H. for 5 years. He is very thorough and efficient. Ray understands asain hair and I’m always happy when I leave. Amazing stylist!

Cathy gave me a great haircut. I use to go to Koreatown at this one great place but I gave a chance at this place to cut down the commute. Cathy washed my hair before and after the cut making me feel very clean and refreshed. All for $ 20. She will be my regular stylist.

I have been a fan of this salon for years, way before La Crescenta branch was born. I used to go to K-​town LA when straight perm work was very famous. I was very happy when KSY invaded my area.
Ray Ha has been very wonderful, polite and detailed with his work. He’s very honest and truly cares about my concern. He recommends things and tips but never pushed me to buy anything. He always tell me not to wash my hair everyday and so the risk is on me:(. Yes, he speaks very good English. I read one Unilocaler’s review about hair washing and I thought it was a miscommunication. When he asks the million dollar question, «Did you wash your hair today?» or «When did you last wash your hair?», it means Cristy (the helper and oh, i love this woman!) will not wash your hair anymore but will proceed with the work. The shampoo, conditioning and treatment will follow later. Cristy will give you a quick shoulder massage after the rinse.
Clean place and bathroom. Parking is huge at the back. Ask for the brown rice tea!

Just my kind of place. Ray cut my hair exactly how I used to get it cut by my stylist in Texas. So glad I found my go to spot!

On of my best friend commanded this place last month but due ti busy work schedule I could make trip here to have a hair cut. But last week I made a visit here. I was really hoping to get a new hair cut and I must say they are professional and eventually they pulled out something really nice. The service is really nice. I will come back again.

Just like all the Unilocalers say, Ray Ha is the guy to go to. It’s at a very affordable price for a Korean Hair Salon ($ 30) and worth it. He does tend to go on the layering side even though he says he’s going to layer it just a lil bit, so just warning ya!
The place is really clean as well and just letting ya’ll know, the reason why many say the people here are rude is because there is a culture barrier. So dont take it so personally.

I’ve read the other reviews that other Unilocalers have left and have to agree with most of them. Yes, they are a bit rude. Yes, most of them don’t pay attention to you. Yes, sometimes even if you’ve made an appointment, they dont get to you until 20 – 30 minutes later.
After all those negatives, why would I give this place 4 stars? Well… His name is Ray Ha. As most of the other reviewers have mentioned, he is the guy to go to! My mom found him while he was working at the Kim Sun Young in Los Angeles. She loved his haircuts so much that she followed him when he moved to La Crescenta. Then, my sister went to get the straight perm from him and next thing I know, she was hooked. Well, I gave in and Let’s just say, everytime I have gone, I have never been disappointed. So much so that I’ve recommended him to my friends, and now they are hooked.

I used to get my hair cut here because it’s decently priced and is close to my mom’s house, but it is time for me to find a new salon.
Ray is the only stylist I’ve been to and he’s great with perms, but not so much with cuts. Every single time I’ve gotten my hair «trimmed,» I’ve left with bangs that are way too short and 3−4″ of hair gone. Once or twice, I’ve left looking like a little Asian boy. No thanks.
The last time I went to get a perm, Ray was double-​booked and ended up working on me and another client at the same time. He was literally running back and forth between us, and while I was sitting there waiting, one of the assistants blow-​dried my hair and even straightened it. I tried to stop her because I was getting a perm and didn’t need any straightening, but she didn’t understand English and kept going. Finally, Ray came back and told her to stop… I guess she was bored.
If you want a digi perm, go to Ray. If you want a trim and only a trim, try the Koreatown location.

Meh! My hair came out well at the end, but it took a lot for me to get the results I wanted. I got my hair cut by the male «manager» here.
FIrst off, you need to wash or at least wet long hair to cut evenly, right? That’s what I’ve seen from experience. He literally asked me, «do we need to go to the sink to wash your hair? when was the last time you showered?» I felt sorta weird telling him, uh yes. please do so.
I initially have side swept bangs, but I told him many times, I wanted FULLER bangs. I think he got that as, «please make my bangs shorter» so he was cutting my side bangs shorter, as they were getting no fuller.
Finally, as I was flipping through a magazine amidst all this, I found a picture of what I wanted (kinda). I showed him and he finally understood…

Good results. I think the price is pretty affordable, not as expensive as other salons.
Bring a picture to help your explanations because words will do nothing, people. nothing.

I read the reviews below and I would agree with almost everyone of them.
Especially the cons…
— Most of them are rude
— They don’t greet you or help you right away if you’re not a familiar face
— They barely speak english
— I’ve rarely got my haircut on the time of my appointment
*HOWEVER*
If you can get an appointment with the stylist, Ray. He will not disappoint. I guarantee that.
I utterly despise this place, just like most of the people here below me, BUT I haven’t found a better stylist than Ray. He is super nice, super precise, and seems to be the only one there who knows how to cut hair and treat a human being. I hope he gets out of that sh*thole soon and opens his own place.

True story:
This is the place that got me started on cutting my own hair. I went there one day WITH an appointment. I got there on time and the guy began cutting my hair. Among other things, I asked for him to slightly trim the sides, and he immediately put the clippers to my head and buzzed one of my sides to 2 mm or so. I figured it was too late to fix that, and I explained to him to do a better job with the rest, because I’d rather not look like some high school drug dealer. He continued in this fashion around half of my head. At that point, the assistant lady ran up and handed him the phone. After he hung up, the following conversation ensued (in Korean):
Guy: Something just came up… What do we do???
Me: … Excuse me? Well, I have an appointment and I’d like to have somebody finish cutting my hair. I can’t walk out of here with half of my head shaved and not even faded in.
Guy: Okay, come back in three hours.
Me: What?
Guy: We need to close up. Come back in three hours.
Then he hurriedly rushed me out of the place, locked up, and ran off with the assistant. Maybe they really wanted to bone. Either way, I was pissed, drove over to a local beauty shop, bought clippers and some scissors, and got to work on my head. The result turned out okay, and I’ve been cutting my own hair ever since. In a way, I guess I should thank Kim Sun Young for giving me the push I needed to figure out how to cut my own hair. I’ll thank them with my one star. F this place.

My hair looks HOT. Did I just say that out loud? Well, only ¹⁄₁₀ times I’m happy with the results, so this time I’m proud of it…
A nice change from the hectic Ktwon branch… I opted for this place since I had a horrible experience when I got highlights last time in ktown. Today I thought, «yes, hair places are supposed to be somewhat relaxing.»
Sure, it’s Thursday morning, but apparently it doesn’t get too crazy. Back to my fabulous hair– I got a perm. My hair is silky smooth and my hair looks like Giselle Bunchen’s victoria secret wavy hair. That’s right, believe it fellas.
I’ve gotten perms in different places in different countries including Korea and Japan, and this is the first time I feel that I got EXACTLY what I wanted.
I had Susie, and I got lucky, cuz little did I know that she’s a perm expert. I got some good consulting and went in for one type of perm, and walked out with something else more appropriate for my hair texture and condition. She also explained everything so thoroughly and I loved it — sometimes hairdressers get annoyed with questions and give abrupt answers. Yeah, well, when it comes to hair, more explaining = more reassurance.
Nymoo, I can’t recommend this place more for perm at least. I did get a trim, and not too sure about the trim skills, but the perm skills of susie was ACE ACE 5 star. Oh did I mention, the price was FABULOUS?! Trim, 2 washes and perm for $ 90. Yeah, that is what AHM talking about.
Disclaimer: I am not getting paid to promote her…
Will try post pics of my new hair.